WAR GRAVES
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The following is a list of servicemen’s graves in St Georges, Stalybridge graveyard, with cemetery map locations
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Official war graves
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R5 G1
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795076 GUNNER J MADDOCK
ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY
12th APRIL 1919
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R9 G16
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51711 G. ASHTON
20 Bn. King’s Liverpool Rgt
21st March 1918, age 22.
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R12 G27
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83398 Driver A. FISH
Royal Engineers
2nd July 1917
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R15 G18
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270057 Private A CROPPER
Manchester regiment
12th August 1920
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RB4 G7
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1132602 Flight Sergeant J. HOLLINGSWORTH
Wireless operator/Air Gunner Royal Air Force
16th January 1945
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There are also several headstones containing references to forces personnel who died in conflict
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R2 G9
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Also of their Son SERGEANT TOM SAXON of the 3rd King's Own Hussars killed in action in France on August 10th 1918 aged 29 years.
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R7 G11
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HAROLD BURGESS, 6th BATT. Loyal North Lancs. Regt., who died at hospital Amor Mesopotamia. Oct 11th 1916, in his 30th year.
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R9 G11
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Also DOUGLAS (DAWSON) their Son, killed in action August 1916 aged 18 years.
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R9 G31
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Also of GEORGE HARRY (HALL) their Son who fell in action in France October 7th 1916 aged 34 years.
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R14 G41
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also BORIS BRAMLEY BUCKLEY, son of the above killed in action July 6th 1918 aged 19 years. Buried at PERRES, France.
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R15 G28
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Private JAMES CHRISTIAN B.D.S.M. Killed in action 1914 – 1944
Sargent FRANK HARRIS Killed in action 1918 – 1943
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R16 G8
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Pt. JOHN HENRY STEVENS, 1st, 7th The Kings Liverpool Regt. killed in action in Belgium 2nd Aug. 1917 aged 27 years.
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R22 G42
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also their beloved son P.T.E. GEORGE NEVILLE 1st Batt. South Lancs. Reg. killed in action in Normandy 1911-1944
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R24 G42
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Also JONATHAN (RATCLIFFE) their son killed in France November 20th 1917 aged 27 years
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RB9 G4
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And WILFRED (WARDLE) who died in action in France January 8th 1940 aged 32 years
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RB9 G10
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Cpl. JOHN MURREY, 1st Batn. Irish Guards, killed in Action Feb.4th 1944 aged 23 years and interred ANZIO, Italy.
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RB16 G10
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Capt. W.H.HARROP, who was killed in action in France Oct. 9th 1917 aged 36 years
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RB24 G6
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Also their son THOMAS FLANAGAN, killed in action May 3rd 1944 aged 24 years
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There is also the grave of a Napoleonic War veteran in one of our earliest graves, buried 13/4/1848 under a flat slab now sunk deep and covered over for safety.
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R20 G28
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James Dukes Sacred to the memory of JAMES DUKES ESQ. Quartermaster, H.M.89 Regiment Died Ashton under Lyne 8th April 1848 aged 65 years 5 months
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